# Sedgwick Ave font

> Graffiti-style marker handwriting tuned for smaller sizes, the text companion to Sedgwick Ave Display.

Sedgwick Ave is a handwriting typeface based on graffiti lettering, credited to Pedro Vergani and Kevin Burke. Sedgwick Ave is the version intended for smaller sizes, with one Regular style and 611 glyphs covering Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits captions, flyers and casual notes.

## Facts

- Classification: [Handwriting](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/handwriting)
- Designed by: Pedro Vergani, Kevin Burke
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 611
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-08
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Sedgwick+Ave
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/sedgwick-ave
- Tagged for: Posters, Casual, Social media

## About Sedgwick Ave

Sedgwick Ave is a handwriting typeface that reproduces the look of graffiti written with a broad marker. In the specimen the letters lean to the right, strokes are thick with blunt rounded ends, and shapes are narrow and upright in structure: the A has no pointed apex, the g and y end in sharp hooked descenders and the zero carries a slash. Letters do not connect. The project comes as two designs: Sedgwick Ave, described by the official notes as the one for text sizes, and Sedgwick Ave Display for larger settings. This family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 611 glyphs cover Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Pedro Vergani and Kevin Burke are credited as the designers, and the font is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2017 The Sedgwick Ave Project Authors (https://github.com/googlefonts/sedgwickave)

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps.
- Modify the fonts and build new versions from them.
- Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them.

Conditions:
- The fonts cannot be sold by themselves.
- A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission.
- The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/

## Where it works

- **Captions and annotations**: This is the cut of the project made for smaller sizes, so it suits handwritten notes beside photos and diagrams.
- **Flyers for music and street events**: Marker-drawn graffiti forms set the tone for gig listings, skate events and community notices.
- **Social media graphics**: Thick strokes keep a short handwritten line readable over an image.
- **Comics and zines**: Unconnected, slanted marker letters work for speech, labels and asides that should look written by hand.

## Things to know

- **There is a separate display cut**: Sedgwick Ave Display is a sibling family meant for large sizes; this one is the text-size design.
- **One style**: Sedgwick Ave has a single Regular style, with no bold or upright alternative.
- **The zero is slashed**: In the specimen the 0 has a diagonal stroke through it, which separates it from the letter O.

## FAQs

### Is Sedgwick Ave free for commercial use?

Yes. Sedgwick Ave is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Sedgwick Ave?

Sedgwick Ave is credited to Pedro Vergani and Kevin Burke. The copyright notice in the license names The Sedgwick Ave Project Authors.

### How many weights does Sedgwick Ave have?

Sedgwick Ave has one weight, Regular 400, and it is not a variable font.

### What is the difference between Sedgwick Ave and Sedgwick Ave Display?

Sedgwick Ave is the design intended for text sizes, while Sedgwick Ave Display is meant for larger settings such as titles.

### Which languages does Sedgwick Ave support?

Sedgwick Ave includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Polish, Romanian and Vietnamese.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/sedgwick-ave (trendhub)